Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial (New York City)

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Title

Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial (New York City)

Subject

Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Anti-slavery movements--United States
New York--History
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad

Subject (Name)
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913

Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture

Description

Over-life size portrait sculpture of Harriet Tubman. Signed by the artist: A. Saar, 2006. Foundry stamp: DS/Decker Studios.

Creator

Saar, Alison, 1956-

Source

Photographs by Renée Ater

Date

Dedicated: November 13, 2008

Contributor

Quennell Rothschild & Partners, LLP (landscape architects), New York, New York; URS Corporation (engineering), New York, New York; City of New York; Manhattan Borough President’s Office; NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program; NYC Department of Parks and Recreation; NYC Department of Design and Construction; and NYC Department of Transportation

Rights

NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program, 31 Chambers Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York, 10007, United States

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Visual Arts-Sculpture

Coverage

Harriet Tubman Plaza, St. Nicholas Avenue, West 122nd Street, and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York City, New York, 07062, United States

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Sculpture

Physical Dimensions

156 x 96 x 132 in. (396.24 x 243.84 x 335.28 cm.)

Citation

Saar, Alison, 1956-, “Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial (New York City),” CMSP - Beta Test, accessed October 1, 2026, https://community-sourcing-beta-test.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/12.

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